"Another episode of The Walking Dead is coming up! So what can you expect tonight? A lot of surprises, that's what. And not just the bloody kind...-Spoiler Alert- : Disscusion follows on what might happen on tonight's episode...

It is a good show to teach us all and to condition us to the idea that it is necessary to kill others who are different than we are because that difference is deadly.

While I admit it is interesting, it certainly desensitizes all of us to death and suffering on a grand scale, and appeals to the primitive and emotionally based centers of our brain, hate, lust, anger and retribution, which all become normal in our dystopian future.

God, significantly, plays no role that I have seen in this story line. I find that odd.

The fat (re:engorged seated/lethargic zombie that Rick killed) ate her. If you look closely you can see long woman’s hair in his mouth. If you watch the Talking Dead after show, they answer a lot of questions about the show and show exclusive upcoming previews. Really good show. It provides some comic relief to what is otherwise a very depressing show at times.

There’s one episode in the beginning of season 2 in a church where Rick and others are praying a very large statue of Jesus on the cross. There are other sporadic references to God in other episodes. I believe the characters, for the most part, are basically numb and feel abandoned by God.

Michonne Is an Artist, Who Knew? The show’s badass loner feels she needs to send a message to the fine folk of Woodbury, Merle in particular. And her chosen medium is definitely one that isn’t taught in your average art class. And while she is no longer a citizen of Woodbury, it looks like the town will have two new prisoners visitors this episode.

Rick Has a Little Friend...or Does He? Remember that phone we heard ringing in the last episode? Well, that usually means that someone is calling, right? The people on the other end of Rick’s mysterious phone call are definitely intriguingand possibly a bunch of qualified psychotherapists.

Andrea Has a Confession to Make: No, she isn’t keeping a zombie daughter in her bedroom. But we’ll learn that Andrea is a better fit for Woodbury than she previously thought.

The Gov Can Be Real Dreamy: Don’t believe us? Well, not every plot point in The Walking Dead is about fighting, you know. You’ll see.

And that isn’t even the biggest surprise of the night...

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posted on 11/18/2012 5:50:25 PM PST
by virgil283
(Telling the truth is a revolutionary act)

I believe the first and second seasons are on Netflix. I know that last summer, hubby and I were bored and I asked him if he wanted to try the first season of The Walking Dead. It was available on Netflix. He looked at me like I was nuts; but, I told him if we didn't like it, we could stop watching and never watch it again; but, that I kept reading really good things about how well it was done. Now, zombie genre, not my thing, or my husband's; but, we watched the first episode and we were hooked. At this point, it is our favorite show.

Great episode. Watch the Talking Dead aftershow at 11/10 central. The do a montage of all the zombie kills and have interviews with cast and previews of upcoming episodes. This season is getting better and better.

The missing group member survived the zombie-infested corridors of the prison only to end up trapped in a cell. Daryl (Norman Reedus) charged in to take out what he thought was a walker, only to instead find Carol (Melissa McBride), whom he had mourned with a Cherokee rose on her empty grave last week.

But Carol’s survival is pretty much the only good news this week. Much like in the comic books, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) officially goes crazy. This week, we find out who he’s asking for help from on that oddly placed phone. Unfortunately, it’s a bunch of dead people, including Amy (Emma Bell), Jim (Andrew Rothenberg), Jacqui (Jeryl Prescott) and Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies). Paranoid hallucination Lori encourages her widower to focus on taking care of their children, so when he returns to the group, he looks at least semi-sane.

In other bad news for the group, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Glenn (Steven Yeun) run into Merle (Michael Rooker) during a supply run, and he’s still a little miffed about having to amputate his own hand in Atlanta, which is why he takes them hostage. The good news: Michonne (Danai Gurira), who witnesses their run-in, makes her way to the prison with Maggie and Glenn’s left-behind supplies. The bad news: We suspect that that means that Maggie is the new Michonne... at least in one respect.

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